and finally, my hard top hoist
07-29-2009, 07:29 PM
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I would really like to find a way to utilize this for a 4 door!!!!!
I saw another post with a four door solution but he had a permanent rack installed to the roof of his JK and I'm not looking to go that far. Any ideas?
I saw another post with a four door solution but he had a permanent rack installed to the roof of his JK and I'm not looking to go that far. Any ideas?
07-31-2009, 03:29 PM
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My apologies smbundy, I just found your original write up on the Racor heavy lift and I had just done a write up on the same thing, man I stole your thunder!!!ok, so i bought a lift from a store but it was made for lifting har tops, but it was perfect for doing this and was a steal compared to the lifts in quadratec and much easier for me to do than rig up some pulleys.
so here goes
this is a look at the lifting mechanism.
it was well worth the $100 or so i payed for it.
so here goes
this is a look at the lifting mechanism.
it was well worth the $100 or so i payed for it.
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08-03-2009, 07:42 AM
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could you possibly give me a measurement from your ceiling to the bottom of your top when it is hoisted all the way up? I'm trying to figure out if my Avalanche front end will fit under this thing for my setup. Thanks and great idea! This is definitely a more economical solution.
08-03-2009, 11:05 PM
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haha man that thing is neat!, i'm gonna try it on my 4 door... i wonder if the stang will stil lfit under it tho...
theres a video in there too.. http://www.racorinc.com/products.fx?id=150
theres a video in there too.. http://www.racorinc.com/products.fx?id=150
08-04-2009, 07:01 AM
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i am pretty sure your avalanche will fit.. my jeep still fits in just fine under it with 35s and a 3.5" lift. but i would say it is about 8-10 inches from the top of the garage.. but i could get it to where it raises more by change a couple bolts and tweaking the cable clamp location..
08-04-2009, 07:30 AM
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Well, as you can see, I haven't pulled the top yet, butWith my fishing boat on the hoist My JK clears it and I've still got 4' higher, to go
But, these hoists make a professional, unencumbered, balanced hoist sys for our tops, that you can't really MAKE yourself, for the price !!!
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08-06-2009, 06:48 AM
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I was wondering does anyone know if you can leave the freedom top hanging on the hoist. or do you need to lower it to store when not using it. Does leaving it hanging warp or damage the top if left up for extended periods of time? Garage space at my house is at a minimum. Sure would be great to just keep it up in the air and just pull my jeep in and out under it.